What Weight? Whatever...

Day 118 3/31/11 - 48 songs
First song 8:50AM:  "Weapon Of Prayer" by The Notting Hillbillies from Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time
Last song 5:30PM:  "What's The Matter Baby" by Dire Straits from Live At The BBC

Day 119 4/4/11 - 87 songs
First song 9:10AM:  "What's The Matter Here?" by 10,000 Maniacs from Campfire Songs
Last song 3:59PM:  "When A Kid Goes Bad" by Tom Petty from The Last DJ

Highlights:

• Five versions of "The Weight"
• Three by The Band
• Music From Big Pink (studio version)
• Two from The Last Waltz
• With Staples Singers
• Only The Band
• Aretha Franklin from 30 Greatest Hits
• Joe Cocker from Mad Dogs & Englishmen
• Three versions of "What'd I Say"
• Ray Charles from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues box set (Parts1 & 2)
• The Beatles from In The Beginning (Feat. Tony Sheridan)
• Jerry Lee Lewis from The Very Best Of...

Notes:
I combined the last two days (Thursday & Monday) because Thursday was so short.  Also, Monday had no real highlights to it.  The counts are getting shorter now that the baseball season has resumed and I stop listening at 4:00 when the game starts.
There was still a good bit of music, so here are my favorites:

• "The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful" by Jimmy Buffett
• "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses
• "Welcome To The Machine" by Pink Floyd
• "A Well Respected Man" by The Kinks
• "Well...  Alright" by Buddy Holly
• "Wham" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
• "What's Love Got To Do With It" by Tina Turner
• "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)" by Rod Stewart
• "What's New Pussycat" by Tom Jones
• "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)" by Information Society
• "What's The Frequency Kenneth" by R.E.M.
• "What's Your Name" by Don & Juan
• "What's Your Name" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• "What A Man" by Linda Lyndell
• "(What A) Wonderful World" by Herman's Hermits
• "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin
• "What Can I Say" by Brandi Carlile
• "What Goes On" by The Beatles
• "What Have I Done To Deserve This" by The Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
• "What I Am" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
• "What I Got" by Sublime
• "What Is And What Should Never Be" by Led Zeppelin
• "What Is Life" by George Harrison
• "What It Is" by Mark Knopfler
• "What It Takes" by Aerosmith
• "What The World Needs Now Is Love" by Jackie DeShannon
• "What You're Doing" by The Beatles
• "What You Need" by INXS
• "Whatcha Gonna Do" by Eric Clapton
• "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" by John Lennon
• "When A Boy Falls In Love" by Sam Cooke

Watch! We're Wanted Warm & Wasted

Day 117 3/30/11 - 109 songs
First song 9:03AM:  "Wanna Make Love To You" by Eric Clapton from Crossroads box set
Last song 5:40PM:  "We Work The Black Seam" by Sting from The Dream Of The Blue Turtles

Highlights:

• Two versions of "War"
• Edwin Starr from Hitsville USA: Motown Singles 1959-1971 box set
• Bruce Springsteen from Live/1975-1985
• Two versions of "Watch Yourself"
• B.B. King from King Of The Blues box set
• Eric Clapton from 24 Nights
• Three versions of "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
• The Temptations from Hitsville USA: Motown Singles 1959-1971 box set
• Dion from King Of The New York Streets box set
• UB40 from The Very Best Of...
• Two versions of "We Belong Together"
• Ritchie Valens from Ritchie Valens
• Robert & Johnny from The Doo Wop Box II

Notes:
Once again, nothing too noteworthy from yesterday. 
Sadly, however, it appears that I may not be able to finish my little A - Z project as I'd hoped, as I'm going to be changing jobs and I'll end up disrupting my library.  I'll continue to listen and post entries through my last day (April 15th), though my listening time will be less now that baseball has started up again. 
Here are my favorites from yesterday:

• "Wanted Man" by Johnny Cash
• "Warm Ways" by Fleetwood Mac
• "Wasted On The Way" by Crosby, Stills, & Nash
• "Watch Out For Lucy" by Eric Clapton
• "Watching The Wheels" by John Lennon
• "Water Of Love" by Dire Straits
• "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby
• "Way Over Yonder" by Carole King
• "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" by Billy Bragg & Wilco
• "Wayside/Back In Time" by Gillian Welch
• "We'll Be Together" by Sting
• "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & The Comets
• "We've Got Tonight" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• "We Are The Champions" by Queen
• "We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About" by Jimmy Buffett
• "We Better Talk This Over" by Bob Dylan
• "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles
• "We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel
• "We Got The Beat" by The Go-Go's
• "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" by The Animals
• "We Shall Be Free" by Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, & Sonny Terry
• "We Will Rock You" by Queen

Walls Wake, Walk & Wait

Day 116 3/29/11 - 95 songs
First song 9:02AM:  "Wait" by The Beatles from Rubber Soul
Last song 5:39PM:  "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson from Thriller

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Waiting In Vain"
• Bob Marley & The Wailers from Legend
• Annie Lennox from Medusa
• Two versions of "Walk On By"
• Dionne Warwick from The Rolling Stone Women In Rock Collection
• Isaac Hayes from Gold
• Three versions of "Walkin' Blues"
• Robert Johnson from The Complete Recordings
• Muddy Waters from Anthology
• Eric Clapton from Unplugged

Notes:
Nothing too noteworthy from yesterday.  Lots of great music however, so here are the favorites:

• "Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home" by Darlene Love
• "Wait It Out" by Tift Merritt
• "Waitin' On A Sunny Day" by Bruce Springsteen
• "The Waiting" by Tom Petty
• "Waiting On A Friend" by The Rolling Stones
• "Wake Up Little Susie" by The Everly Brothers
• "Walk - Don't Run" by The Ventures
• "Walk Away" by Joe Walsh
• "Walk Like A Man" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Walk Like A Man" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
• "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles
• "Walk Of Life" by Dire Straits
• "Walk Out In The Rain" by Eric Clapton
• "Walk The Dinosaur" by Was Not Was
• "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith
• "Walkin' After Midnight" by Patsy Cline
• "Walkin' The Dog" by Rufas Thomas
• "Walking Man" by James Taylor
• "Walking On A Thin Line" by Huey Lewis & The News
• "Walking On Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox
• "Walking On The Moon" by The Police
• "Walking To New Orleans" by Fats Domino
• "Wall Of Denial" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "Wallflower" by Bob Dylan
• "Walls" by Tom Petty
• "Walt Whitman's Niece" by Billy Bragg & Wilco
• "The Wanderer" by Dion

V Statistics

Total number of songs: 67
Actual time: 5 hours, 9 minutes

First song: 3/28/11 10:43AM "Vacant Chair" by Steve Winwood from The Finer Things box set
Last song: 3/28/11 5:18PM "Voulez-Vouz (Extended Remix, 1979 US Promo) by Abba from Definitive Collection

Longest song:  "Voodoo Chile" by Jimi Hendrix from Electric Ladyland - 15:00

Top Artists
Stevie Ray Vaughan	4
Abba	3
Bruce Springsteen	3
Jimi Hendrix	3
Bob Dylan	2
Bruce Hornsby	2
Steve Winwood	2
The Police	2
Tom Waits	2
Top First Words
Vision/Visions	5
Voodoo	9

U Statistics

Total number of songs: 85
Actual time: 5 hours, 24 minutes

First song: 3/25/11 10:47AM "U Can't Touch This" by M.C. Hammer from The Ultimate Grammy Box
Last song: 3/28/11 10:36AM "Utterly Simple" by Traffic from Heaven Is In Your Mind

Longest song:  "Us And Them" by Pink Floyd from Dark Side Of The Moon - 7:41

Top Artists
Band	4
U2	4
Bob Dylan	3
The Rolling Stones	3
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2
James Morrison	2
Prince	2
The Drifters	2
Van Halen	2
Top First Words
Unchained	5
Under	14
Until	5
Up	17

Up! Viva Voodoo!

Day 115 3/28/11 - 89 songs
First song 9:13AM:  "Up On Cripple Creek" by The Band from The Band (self titled album)
Last song 5:41PM:  "The Wah-Watusi" by The Orlons from Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 box set

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Vigilante Man"
• Woody Guthrie from Folkways:  The Original Vision
• Bruce Springsteen from Folkways:  A Vision Shared
• Three versions of "Viva Las Vegas"
• Elvis Presley from 2nd To None
• Bruce Springsteen from Essential...
• ZZ Top from Greatest Hits
• Two versions of "Volare"
• Dean Martin from Essential
• Bobby Rydell from Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 box set
• 64:43 worth of "Voodoo Chile," "Voodoo Child/e (Slight Return)"
• Three by Jimi Hendrix
• "Voodoo Chile" & "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" from Electric Ladyland (studio versions)
• "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" from BBC Sessions (live)
• Four versions of "Voodoo Chile/d (Slight Return)" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Couldn't Stand The Weather (studio version)
• Live Alive
• Live At Montreux
• SRV Box Set (live)

Notes:
Yesterday seemed like a short day, but since it took me over an hour to hear seven songs (most average around 4 minutes each, or 15/hour), it dropped the song count pretty dramatically.  I finished the U's and got through all of the V's as well, so look for the statistics later today.  Here are my favorites from Monday:

• "Up On The Roof" by The Drifters
• "Up The Ladder To The Roof" by The Supremes
• "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" by Stevie Wonder
• "Vacation" by The Go-Go's
• "Valerie" by Steve Winwood
• "Venus" by Frankie Avalon
• "Veronica" by Elvis Costello
• "Victim Of Love" by The Eagles
• "Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles
• "Vienna" by Billy Joel
• "Virginia, No One Can Warn You" by Tift Merritt
• "Visions of Johanna" by Bob Dylan
• "Voices Carry" by 'Til Tuesday
• "Volcano" by Jimmy Buffett
• "Wah-Wah" by George Harrison

T Statistics

Total number of songs: 768
Actual time: 49 hours, 3 minutes

First song: 3/14/11 1:36PM "T.V. Studio" by The Who from Tommy
Last song: 3/25/11 10:41AM "Typical Situation" by Dave Matthews Band from Under The Table And Dreaming

Longest song:  "Toad" by Cream from Wheels Of Fire - 16:16

Top Artists
Bob Dylan	37
Bruce Springsteen	27
The Beatles	27
Stevie Ray Vaughan	21
Eric Clapton	12
B. B. King	10
Tom Petty	10
Bob Marley & The Wailers	9
The Band	9
Jimmy Buffett	8
Rod Stewart	8
Sam Cooke	8
Elton John	7
Led Zeppelin	7
Marvin Gaye	7
Top First Words
Take	36
Tell	25
Thank	11
That/That's	43
There/There's	21
These	12
Thing/Things	20
This	53
Three	12
'Til/Till	12
Time/Times	27
To	23
Tomorrow	12
Tonight/Tonite	15
Too	19
Trouble	10
True	10
Turn	13
Two	22